St. Joseph Academy hasn't had much luck against Magnificat recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The St. Joseph Academy Jaguars will venture away from home to take on the Magnificat Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, St. Joseph Academy humbled First Baptist Christian with a 53-10 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Sabres are ranked 372nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Magnificat's strategy against Padua Franciscan on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Magnificat blew Padua Franciscan out of the water with a 74-38 final score. The Blue Streaks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
St. Joseph Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points per game. As for Magnificat, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
St. Joseph Academy was dealt a bruising 64-31 loss at the hands of Magnificat in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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